What have you done since the server has been down

[Kerne]

Made: a journal cover in leather; some more leather stamps; some stuffsacks and a rucksack cover.

Learned how to fuse old carrier bags into a strong, sewable material.

Oh... and went to work.

 

[V4V]

camped out, made more vids, did some carving and filmed more stuff

 

[forestwalker]

Forestwalker are you doing a fur on or fur off tan on those hides?

Tanning moose is a LOT of work, isn't it!

I think I'll braintan the calves and make rawhide thongs from the cow. No use to keep the fur...

 

[forestwalker]

Ahh the language barrier strikes again. I'm imagining three tiny skins stretched out on three tiny frames and then I realise that you mean moose and not moose.

Well, I hate to admit it, but you know the old saying; on the Internet no one can tell if you are a Borrower. I guess I've been found out after all.

Once there is another half cm snow on the ground I'll harness my trusty team of lemmings in front of my sled and head out for the great white wilderness, covering many hundreds of meters each day.

 

[Nyayo]

Once there is another half cm snow on the ground I'll harness my trusty team of lemmings in front of my sled and head out for the great white wilderness, covering many hundreds of meters each day.

In which case there's a rather mighty puddle forming outside - a couple of leaves and a lolly stick paddle and away we go...

 

[rancid badger]

Been Blimmin ill with man flu!

just when I needed distraction-whammo-gone

still back now and I like the new look

R.B.

 

[malente]

Been ill (probably cause the servers were down, kinda man-flu like), bought a Response Pak, and worked a lot (four flights just this week ), and read up on digital SLRs...

 

[Mesquite]

Spent time on some other bushcraft forums. watched some programmes that I'd recorded and walked the dog.

Oh.... and paid the little wifey a bit more attention

 

[dogwood]

I think I'll braintan the calves and make rawhide thongs from the cow. No use to keep the fur...

Agreed on the fur, just curious.

Consider bark tanning the cow hide -- I'm preparing a tutorial on bark tanning that I'm going to put on the site in the next week or so.

Moose leather is great and bark tanned moose is about the best moccasin and shoe material in the world. (Actually, brain tanned with an oiled sole is pretty great moccasin material too.)

 

[durulz]

Went on a bow making course and damn well enjoyed it. Learnt loads.

 

[HERBz]

built a pole lathe.

 

[Nonsuch]

Joined British Blades
Got some paid work !

NS

 

[Twodogs]

Been out in the woods with my Bernie Garland knife.
Twodogs

 

[fred gordon]

You never know you'll miss it till it's gone!! Welcome back and and all managed to do some carving, got in all the logs for winter and clear out the stream in the garden. Now I'm knackered but I can sit here without feeling guilty

 

[Wilderbeast]

Actually got my Uni forms all sorted and off, just waiting for offers now....fingers crossed! Still don't know how I'm going to study for the exams now this is back up!!!

 

[jimbo75]

Went for wild camp in Snowdonia.. Got really wet.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Upsetting one or two people with my honesty of thought c/o BBC 2's Autumn Watch "Red Squirrel" blog and in particular why I cannot help but go hunting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/autumnwatch/2009/11/the_red_squirrel_debate_have_y.html

Sadly what looked set to become a hot Autumn Watch topic has now receded to the margins of the programme and all most certainly because of the very passions generated by the subject. Or did I overlook a reference to such in the last programme??

Cheers!

 

[Westnorfolk]

re-set up my workshop and bought a fret saw from axminster. had a go at making a laminated wood knife sheath/box (need to do it again with better glue) and making bits for my mums craft fair coming up on sunday. made a new hut for my buff orpingtons and golden bramahs and moved my 2 turkeys to a new house. cut lots of fire wood and fitted a wood stove in my porta cabin.

I was sooo board

 

[Bushwhacker]

Rocking back and forth in the foetal position on the rug screaming for more Haribo.

 

[QDanT]

Rocking back and forth in the foetal position on the rug screaming for more Haribo.

Well I had to stick Haribo into Google which via Wikpedia gave :-
Today, Haribo is the biggest manufacturer of gummy and jelly sweets in the world, with its products mainly consisting of Gummi Bears
So OK are they addictive or just full of food colourings ?? Or am I missing the point